Political Quotes

“they did it in a closed room. No one in the public was allowed to watch. They did it by a voice vote so that there would be no physical record of how individual Congressmen--how they voted. And they decided to remove a Member of the Republican leadership in the House of Representatives this morning in that fashion. These proud, courageous disciples of Donald Trump didn't want to be on the record publicly as to where they stood on the fate of Congresswoman Cheney. This is the same Congresswoman Cheney who was reelected to leadership in the House just a few weeks ago. This is the same Congresswoman Cheney who is one of the most ideologically conservative Members of the House. She voted with President Trump nearly 93 percent of the time while she was in office. With a name like Cheney, it is hard to question her Republican credentials. No, the decision, in private, in secret this morning by a voice vote, was not about a disagreement over policy but the issue as to whether or not Liz Cheney dares to tell the truth. She refused to defend or ignore the big lie that the 2020 election was stolen from Donald Trump, and in today's Republican Party, it seems like that is all that is necessary for grounds for removal. More than 6 months after the 2020 election was held, it is clear that the big lie has been spread in a big way. And that lie is not just a threat to the future of the Republican Party, it is a threat to our democracy.…”